Annetje Ottow is the first female president of the Executive Board of Leiden University, which means a return to her Alma mater.

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On 14 February, the university’s Academic Freedom Core Team is holding a dialogue session on the role of academics in the public debate and how this relates to academic freedom. There are different perspectives on this topical issue. How should academics join the public debate? Is active participation…

Diversity and inclusion are important themes on the job market. During the Diversity and Inclusion Career Session we would like to address these themes whilst talking about the current (developments on the) job market. Experts with different roles and backgrounds will share their experiences and tips…

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The celebration marking the opening of the new academic year will focus on the role that science can (and perhaps should) play in shaping the gamut of policy from the local to the global. This question will be considered from many different perspectives: from both the purveyors (academics and students)…

On 8 February 2022 the theme of Leiden University's 447th Dies Natalis will be innovating and connecting: the direction of our new University strategy that we will be launching that day As a University, we are part of an increasingly complex society that is more reliant than ever before on…

The world of museums and heritage institutions as public places have a crucial role when it comes to representation and the formation of narratives. It connects the present with the past to shape the future. But who can relate to these stories and how, when some are incomplete or untold? Which stories…